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Action/Adventure: June 15, 2011 Issue [#4456]

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Action/Adventure


 This week: The Scenic View
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"A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns." -- P. L. Travers

Let's face it, characters, even with plot and dialogue, can't just sit there twiddling their figurative thumbs. They need bridges to scale, parachutes to jump from, bad guys to fight and princesses to save. All our elements, plot, setting, etc. come together when we construct and string together scenes. Scenes make our story.

Before you trod of into action/adventure Fiction-Land, take a stroll into Nonfiction-Land. Nonfiction, especially creative nonfiction, writers develop scenes to move their pieces and their readers along.

What does nonfiction have to do with fiction? In the paraphrased words of A E Willcox Author Icon, "Keep it real." When you incorporate reality into your story, your novel...your scenes, your readers feel connected.

Tips on how to include real into your action/adventure:

1. Research - I know, I've lost some of you here, but, with Google and other search engines, finding accurate information for your setting will make your scene stand out. Gather information on culture, foods, music, weather, fashion, etc.

2. Interview - If your main character is a pediatritian, computer whiz, and exotic bird owner who loves mountain climbing, then schedule a face-to-face, phone, or email interview with people who claim one of those occupation/activities.

3. Visit - If you can't actually take a trip to Greece, and let's face it, who can? at least visit the hospital, computer lab, pet store, and public pool --or thoer places readers will find in your story--just gather some specifics.

But what about the specifics? Ingredients making up memorable scence include some of the following:

*Bullet* Main focus
*Bullet* Emotion
*Bullet* Dialogue
*Bullet* Sensory
*Bullet* Action

After you've pieced together your scenes in draft form, go back and think how (and where) you can add real details to your descriptions to underscore their believability. Your readers will appreciate your efforts.

Until next time,


Robin


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--"Robin, thumbs up for some great tips on putting a story together. Resolution is important. That's my biggie. I want a good solid ending."

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--"In my opinion, I think twists in novels play a very major role. you have to have them to make the story interesting. I am planning on writing a novel about a man whose unfortunate monday will be explained in almost three hundred pages!!!!"

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--"Great job Robin, love the way you make your points without wasting words."

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--"Hanging readers, it happens a lot in flash stories. "

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--"Robin, This looks like the syllabus to my One Act Play... Class. What you are telling us about are matters often ignored, but of great import." --Percy

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